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Northampton, MA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 36.3% less rainy days than Northampton.
- Petaluma has 37.6% more Sunny Days than Northampton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 23.5% better than Northampton
 Northampton, MAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall41  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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